PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob MacGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Fritz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

MacGregor
vs
Fritz

180 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
164 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob MacGregor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Fritz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fritz gets the takedown into side control.

Fritz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MacGregor has escaped the position, nice work there.
MacGregor can't do much from the bottom here.
Fritz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
MacGregor isn't going anywhere.

Fritz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
MacGregor is looking for a sweep.
MacGregor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fritz off and has taken his back!

MacGregor tightening his grip on Fritz, looking for the choke.
Fritz turns into MacGregor and is now in his guard.
Fritz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

MacGregor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fritz drops back looking for a leg! MacGregor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacGregor manages to kick Fritz off! Fritz jumps back into MacGregor's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacGregor has his foot on Fritz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fritz works his way back into a safe position though.

Fritz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but MacGregor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fritz has MacGregor in his guard.
MacGregor trying to control but Fritz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacGregor stands and throws Fritz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fritz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MacGregor wants to work for an arm triangle but Fritz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
MacGregor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
MacGregor moves nicely into side control.
Fritz is trying to improve his position.
MacGregor looks up at the clock and then as Fritz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, MacGregor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

MacGregor tries for a kimura but Fritz is defending well.
Fritz is not content to let MacGregor control the position.
Fritz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGregor trying to control the action but Fritz is working from the bottom.
Fritz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but MacGregor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
MacGregor blocks Fritz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
MacGregor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fritz tries to improve his position but instead MacGregor has taken his back!
Fritz looks gassed!
Fritz manages to reverse the position and now he's in MacGregor's guard. Nice work there by Fritz.

MacGregor has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fritz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, MacGregor has tightened it up now! Fritz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rob MacGregor!
Rob MacGregor retains his lightweight title!